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Fri, November 27, 2020 | 09:36

'Air quality, a crucial factor for survival'

'Air quality, a crucial factor for survival'

Certainly, everyone has heard about COVID-19, but another silent, invisible threat has been burdening Koreans' lives for decades. There are even dozens of apps now to reveal its presence. I am talking about air quality.

2020-11-26 16:00

Public service worker writes about joy of communicating with disabled children

Public service worker writes about joy of communicating with disabled children

Park Se-ho, 26, has been serving his alternative military service at a public kindergarten in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, since late August 2019, taking care of children with disabilities. Park recently wrote about his experience of working at the kindergarten in an essay for the Military Manpower Administration's annual essay contest for those carrying out alternative milit...

Jung Da-min | 2020-11-25 14:21

Korea to host 1st ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit

Korea to host 1st ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit

Young people from Korea and ASEAN countries will share their ideas on the role of the young generations in fostering mutual growth and prosperity through an online conference, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

2020-11-24 16:47

HUFS signs MOU for upgrading campus

HUFS signs MOU for upgrading campus

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) will strengthen business cooperation at its Songdo campus based on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with three companies - Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Korea Investment & Securities, and Zinol D&C.

2020-11-24 16:25

Praying for good exam results

Praying for good exam results

A visitor prays at Jogye Temple in central Seoul on Monday, 10 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is scheduled to be held. Some parents visit religious institutions in advance of the state-run college entrance exam to pray for their children's success. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2020-11-23 16:59

Education about AI to begin in high schools next year

Education about AI to begin in high schools next year

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced as a new subject in local high schools next year before being expanded to the curriculums of kindergartens and elementary and middle schools by 2025, the education ministry said Friday, declaring a bid to strengthen AI education in preparation for a digital future.

2020-11-20 15:52

Korea to heighten alert ahead of college entrance exam

Korea to heighten alert ahead of college entrance exam

The Korean government on Sunday unveiled a plan to tighten monitoring of cram schools and study facilities ahead of the first national college entrance scheduled to take place during the new coronavirus pandemic.

2020-11-15 19:22

Working parents' woes deepen over school workers' strike

Working parents' woes deepen over school workers' strike

Working parents of elementary school students are scrambling to find suitable childcare options as more school workers, including cafeteria workers, warned of a bigger and more disruptive strike if the government and the National Assembly fail to heed their calls for better working conditions.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-11-08 16:51

Over 6,000 after-school childcare workers strike

Over 6,000 after-school childcare workers strike

More than 6,000 after-school childcare workers at elementary schools held a one-day strike, Friday, in protest of the government plan to transfer management of childcare programs to local governments.

2020-11-06 17:07

Plastic screens on CSAT test desks draw complaints from students

Plastic screens on CSAT test desks draw complaints from students

Plastic screens, which will be installed on each desk at the national university entrance exam set for Dec. 3 in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, have drawn complaints from students after the Ministry of Education announced the finalized design on Wednesday.

2020-11-05 17:08

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